June 2021

  Story & photos by Deborah Loeb Bohren Vaccinated and ready to hit the road again — but where?  I found after being housebound with the rest of the world for more than a year, I was uncharacteristically and unexpectedly nervous about venturing out. So, where to go? I was

  By Brian E. Clark In spite of dry conditions in California and other parts of the West, rafting outfitters say bookings are soaring this season. So much so that many multi-day whitewater trips are sold out form much of the summer. In large part, they say, the reason for the boom

By Beverly Stephen When I take a walk with my millennial son and his dog, I learn things. The hot dog man on his corner is back in business and he and the doormen in his building are thrilled. While we gaped with awe at the soaring 73-story One Vanderbilt

World-renowned vintages, a bounty of historic cities, towns and hilltops villages, and the vineyard-and-castle-threaded countryside of the Langhe, Roero and Monferrato are just some of the reasons to visit Piedmont in Northern Italy. Well-priced vacation homes and lodging are other reasons to lure you here as well.   By Catherine

By Everett Potter Where are the one percent vacationing this year? And which exotic locales have they already booked for 2022? Just ask Melissa Biggs Bradley, the entrepreneur behind Indagare, the members-only boutique travel company that she founded in 2007. The Manhattan-based Indagare has become the go-to advisor and resource

  By Steve Jermanok One step off Newbury Street into the reception area of the The Newbury Boston and you’ll notice the stairwell that always took up a good portion of the lobby is no longer there. It’s been replaced by a gem of a small library with books stocked

  By Everett Potter Just when you thought you had the perfect ride for this summer’s road trip, along comes the Airstream Interstate 24X Touring Coach. It was announced today by Airstream, manufacturer of the iconic “silver bullet” Airstream® travel trailers that are beloved by purists. The timing could not

By Neil Wolkodoff The Big Island is over 4,000 square miles built on an active volcano, which, when measured from the seafloor to the summit, is over 33,496 feet tall. This is not Maui, so don’t think it’s all about heading the resort, toes in the sand, and maybe one

By Bart Beeson Sitting on the deck of a waterfront restaurant in Portland, Maine, on a warm spring afternoon, enjoying some fish tacos and a cold beer, it was hard not to sense the optimism in the air. While there were still social distancing requirements in place, there seemed to